Grandpa Phil came to 4th grade for his annual Gold Rush presentation last week!
We've been reading about the California and Klondike gold rushes in Reading class while studying the West and Northwestern regions of the United States in Social Studies. These topics fit perfectly with Grandpa Phil's passion for gold prospecting.
His presentation focused on the westward expansion of the United States and how the gold rush affected that. He demonstrated how to pan for gold by hand, and also how to do it with his mechanical panner using the dirt he ordered from Alaska.
We were VERY excited when we found a gold nugget as we began our panning process!
Grandpa Phil also brought along his metal detectors and the students got a chance to use them to find coins and other metal objects in the grass.
We had a fabulous time during our gold rush presentation!
Thanks, Grandpa Phil!
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